Workshop

Workshop on the Use of FTAs in East Asia

  • Program

Information

  • Time and Date: 10:00 - 17:15, Friday, March 26, 2010
  • Venue: Room 1121/1119, RIETI , Tokyo, Japan
  • Moderator: URATA Shujiro (RIETI and Waseda University)

Agenda

10:00 - 10:10 Opening Remarks

OIKAWA Kozo (Chairman of RIETI)

10:10 - 11:10 Use of FTAs in Korea "Business Use of FTAs in Korea"

Presenter: CHEONG Inkyo (Inha University)

Presenter: KIM Hansung (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Discussant: ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University)

11:10 - 12:10 Use of FTAs in Thailand "Exporters' Response to FTA Tariff Preferences: Evidence from Thailand"

Presenter: Archanun KOHPAIBOON (Thammasat University)

Discussant: Richard POMFRET (The University of Adelaide)

12:10 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Use of FTAs in China "China's FTA Strategy and Impact on Trade"

Presenter: ZHANG Yunling (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Discussant: Archanun KOHPAIBOON (Thammasat University)

14:30 - 15:30 Use of FTAs in Australia "Utilization of Australia's Free Trade Agreements"

Presenter: Richard POMFRET (The University of Adelaide)

Discussant: CHEONG Inkyo (Inha University)

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:45 Use of FTAs and the Impacts of FTAs for Japan "The Impacts of Japan-Mexico FTA on Bilateral Trade"

Presenter: URATA Shujiro (RIETI and Waseda University)

Presenter: ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University)

Discussant: ZHANG Yunling (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

16:45 - 17:15 Wrap-up Session

17:15 - Reception